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Germany has long been a pioneer in urban policy. The country has aimed at sustainable urban development in order to … social change. This book analyses these steps against the background of features specific to Germany: its federal system, the … Germany, the book argues for an integrated and forward-looking multisectoral approach that cannot be guided solely by economic …
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This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Israeli system of local government finance, with a focus on the role of the Israeli property tax, known as the Arnona. Local governments are financed through a combination of revenue, primarily from central government grants and from the...
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Subnational governments’ capacity to effectively fund and deliver public services are crucial for the realisation of the benefits of decentralisation. However, subnational capacities often suffer from significant weaknesses, ranging from inadequate assignments of own-revenues, through to flaws...
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This report draws on three detailed case studies from Armenia, the Russian Federation and Turkey and on the experience of OECD countries to provide guidance on how transfers from central budgets to local authorities could be designed to finance environmental infrastructures in transition...
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